Nursing in the spotlight: Talk about nurses and the nursing profession on Twitter during the early COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorMiller, Wendy R.
dc.contributor.authorMalloy, Caeli
dc.contributor.authorMravec, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorSposato, Margaret F.
dc.contributor.authorGroves, Doyle
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Nursing
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-10T16:19:11Z
dc.date.available2024-06-10T16:19:11Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBackground: Nurses comprise the largest portion of healthcare workers and are integral to the COVID-19 response. Twitter has become a popular platform for the public, including nurses, to engage in pandemic-related discourse. Purpose: We sought to analyze the representation of the nursing profession and characterize nurses’ experiences during the pandemic from tweets published in April 2020. Methods: We analyzed tweets using natural language processing, Word Adjacency Graph (WAG) Modeling, and thematic analysis. Authors independently reviewed 10% of raw tweets in each WAG-generated topic, qualitatively analyzed tweets, and identified emerging themes. Findings: Six themes emerged: Support and Recognition of Nurses, Military Metaphors, Superhuman/Spiritual Metaphors, Advocacy, Personal Experiences with Nurses, and Social/Political Commentary. Public perception of nurses was positive, but nurses conveyed harsh realities of their work. Discussion: Findings highlight discrepancies in nursing experiences and public perceptions of nursing. Further research should accurately identify and convey the complexities of the nursing profession.
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dc.identifier.citationMiller, W. R., Malloy, C., Mravec, M., Sposato, M. F., & Groves, D. (2022). Nursing in the spotlight: Talk about nurses and the nursing profession on Twitter during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing Outlook, 70(4), 580–589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2022.02.009
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/41343
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.isversionof10.1016/j.outlook.2022.02.009
dc.relation.journalNursing Outlook
dc.rightsPublisher Policy
dc.sourcePMC
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectTwitter
dc.subjectBig Data
dc.subjectQualitative
dc.subjectNursing
dc.titleNursing in the spotlight: Talk about nurses and the nursing profession on Twitter during the early COVID-19 pandemic
dc.typeArticle
ul.alternative.fulltexthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8858689/
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